Security Council

The Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea, today, 12 April 2010 listed the following individuals and entity pursuant to paragraph 8 of resolution 1844 (2008):

On 12 April 2010, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the amendments specified with strikethrough and underline in the seven entries below to its Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

The following Security Council press statement was read out today by Council President Yukio Takasu (Japan):

Plans were on track for an Iraqi mechanism to replace the fund that funnels the country’s export revenues towards development needs and international obligations, the United Nations Controller told the Security Council this morning.

The following Security Council press statement on Guinea-Bissau was issued on 1 April by Council President Yukio Takasu (Japan):

Reviews of major peacekeeping and peace-building efforts, as well as a members’ mission to Africa, will be among the most significant activities of the Security Council in April, the permanent representative of Japan said today.

On 30 March 2010, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia adopted revised guidelines for the conduct of its work. The guidelines were revised to take account of the provisions contained in resolution 1903 (2009), which terminated the arms embargo with regard to the Government of Liberia and imposed an arms embargo with regard to all non-governmental entities and individuals operating in the territory of Liberia.

On 30 March 2010, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea adopted revised guidelines for the conduct of its work. The guidelines were revised to take account of the provisions contained in resolution 1907 (2009), which imposed an arms embargo, a travel ban and an assets freeze on Eritrea.

The following Security Council press statement on the Iraq elections was read out today by Council President Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (Gabon):

On 29 March 2010, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the deletion (de-listing) of the entry specified below from its Consolidated List. The Committee approved this de-listing following its review of the name, as called for in paragraph 25 of Security Council resolution 1822 (2008). The assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1904 (2009) therefore no longer apply to the following individual: